Paced by one of the majors' top bullpens, the Minnesota Twins are in position to sweep the Houston Astros, whose relievers continue to cost them games.
After a pair of come-from-behind wins, the Twins try to finish off the visiting Astros on Sunday.
Minnesota starter Kyle Gibson allowed four runs and nine hits in three innings, but four relievers combined to yield one hit and strike out 10 in Saturday's 6-4 victory.
While Twins starters are last in the majors with a 5.19 ERA, their bullpen is second at 2.93. Their relievers have allowed one run and fanned 18 over 17 innings of the last three games.
Minnesota (47-60) might again need to rely on its relief corps if scheduled starter Mike Pelfrey (4-9, 5.31 ERA) is unable to bounce back from a rough performance.
The right-hander had a 2.28 ERA in his first four July starts, but closed the month by allowing four runs in four innings of a 7-2 loss to Kansas City on Tuesday.
"It looked like he was picking at the plate an awful lot r...

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